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The Freedom Radio Hour is a weekly DJ mix and talk radio program hosted by DJ Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas. The show features a fresh DJ mix and a 15-minute informative talk segment, covering music business news and trends from around the globe.

As a DJ, Adam spins an energetic blend of Jazz, Funk, Latin, and soulful Dance music. As a virtuoso, Eddie brings a fantastic spin to the program, based on his experiences as a recording artist, performer and host. When they're not hard at work promoting their partners or their projects, Adam and Eddie continue to build a solid base of loyal listeners, broadcasting their weekly "Freedom Radio Hour" shows live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan.

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Friday, June 5, 2015

Just when things were starting to get a little shaky for SoundCloud, the streaming site has reached a major royalty deal with Merlin, which is a licensing company that reps around 20,000 independent record labels. With this new deal, the label's will now make money from SoundCloud streaming, and will also begin to use SoundCloud's advanced user data going forward. This news comes just weeks after Sony started to remove some of their biggest artists' music, such as Adele, Miguel, and more, from the site, which brought a large cloud of doubt around the company.

“Independent creators have always been at the core of SoundCloud, and with this partnership we’re thrilled to extend new revenue-generating opportunities to thousands of independent labels, Alexander Ljung, one of the founders of SoundCloud, said. Even with this major move, SoundCloud will still have to try and convince the major labels that they can generate high levels of revenue that they see from streaming sites such as Pandora and Spotify.

While SoundCloud has signed a deal with Warner Music, it continues to be a slow process in negotiations with Sony and Universal Music Group. As of right now, FKA twigs, Bon Iver, and Vampire Weekend are just a few of the artists now covered under the SoundCloud deal with Merlin.